Palettes / Colors / #AEBCB5

#AEBCB5 — Silver Grey

#AEBCB5 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#AEBCB5 is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BCAEB5; it also sits naturally between #AEBCAE and #AEBCBC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 74% · Blue 71%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AEBCB5

.text { color: #AEBCB5; }
.background { background-color: #AEBCB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEBCB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 188, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(150, 9%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEBCB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 188, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEBCB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 188, 181, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEBCB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEBCB5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AEBCB5

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCAEB5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEBCB5: #000000.

How #AEBCB5 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AEBCB5 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AEBCB4  ·  #AEBCB6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEBCB5?

#AEBCB5 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 174, 188, 181). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEBCB5?

#AEBCB5 is RGB 174, 188, 181 — HSL 150°, 9%, 71% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 4%, 26%.

What colors go with #AEBCB5?

Its complement is #BCAEB5; analogous partners are #AEBCAE and #AEBCBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEBCB5 for text?

Black text on #AEBCB5 has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.